Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran
| Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Created by |
David Briggs Mike Whitehill Steven Knight |
| Presented by | Suresh Gopi |
| Composer(s) |
Keith Strachan Matthew Strachan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 260 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BIG Synergy |
| Release | |
| Original network | Asianet |
| Original release |
9 April – 30 August 2012 (first season) 4 March 2013 – 18 July 2013 (second season) 29 December 2014 - 20 June 2015 (third season) |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
Season 1,2 : Star Singer season 3:Bhima Music India |
| Followed by |
season 1:Star Singer season 2 : Parasparam season 3:Sell Me the Answer (Indian game show) |
| Related shows |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Kaun Banega Crorepati Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi Kannadada Kotyadhipati Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran (NAK) (English: You can also become a Crorepati) is a popular Indian television show that airs on Asianet based on the UK's hit game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show first aired on 9 April 2012. Season one was completed on 23 August 2012 While the Second Season ended on 18 July 2013. It offers contestants ₹1 Crore (10 million) Indian rupees if they answer all 15 questions correctly.
The show is primarily in the Malayalam language with translated English questions; and is hosted by Suresh Gopi, a popular movie star from Malayalam cinema. Siddhartha Basu, KBC's brainchild, is the creative head of the NAK show. Key sponsors are Confident Group, Nissan and Vodafone.[1]
Rules
The standard Millionaire format is used, with the Fastest Finger contest before the main game.
The money won after each question is roughly doubled from the previous amount won, exponentially increasing the amount won after each correct answer until the contestant reaches the final question, after which they win the maximum prize (1 crore).
Prize table
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Lifelines
A contestant can use a lifeline when he/she is undecided about which answer is correct. A lifeline can only be used once. The current lifelines in NAK1 are the same as NAK2
- Audience Poll: If the contestant uses this lifeline, it will result in the host repeating the question to the audience. The studio audience get 10 seconds to answer the question. Audience members use touch pads to designate what they believe the correct answer to be. After the audience have chosen their choices, the results are displayed to the contestant in percentages in bar-graph format and also shown on the monitors screens of the host and contestant, as well as the TV viewers.
- Phone a Friend: If the contestant uses this lifeline, the contestant is allowed to call one of the three pre-arranged friends, who all have to provide their phone numbers in advance. The host usually starts off by talking to the contestant's friend and introduces him/her to the viewers. After the introduction, the host hands the phone call over to the contestant who then immediately has 30 seconds to ask and hope for a reply from their friend.
- Fifty-Fifty (50/50) (for season 1 & 2): If the contestant uses this lifeline, the host will ask the computer to randomly remove and eliminate two of the "wrong" answers. This will leave one right answer and one wrong answer, resulting in a situation of eliminating 50% of the choices as well as having a 50% chance of getting the answer right if the contestant is in a situation of making a guess.
- Double Dip (for season 3): This lifeline allows the contestant to make two guesses at a question. Getting both answers incorrect results in the contestant's winnings dropping back down to the last milestone achieved. This lifeline differs from others in that once the player has chosen to use this lifeline, he/she must answer the question, and cannot walk away or use any further lifelines on that question.
Season 1
Shyla C.K., a contestant from Idukki, made history by being the first person to win ₹50 lakh (US$74,000) on the show, the highest amount won until Season 2. Shyla correctly answered the 14th question worth ₹50 lakhs, but she quit on the final question. During special episodes Malayalam film and television celebrities are given a chance to participate. The celebrities who have come for season one are Suraj Venjaramoodu, Kavya Madhavan, Samvrutha Sunil, K. S. Chithra, the couple Jayaram & Parvathy, Ranjini Haridas with Guinness Pakru, and Vijay Yesudas with Swetha Mohan.
The tagline of the season used for was Oru Chodyam Madi Jeevidam Maraan (English: One Question Is Enough For Life To Change)
Celebrity guests
| No. | Date | Guest(s) | Amount won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8, 9 May 2012 | Suraj Venjaramoodu | ₹320,000 | First Celebrity To Play In The 1st Season |
| 2 | 21 May 2012 | Kavya Madhavan | ₹320,000 | Played Just After The 50 Lakhs Winner Shyla |
| 3 | 7 June 2012 | Samvritha Sunil | ₹320,000 | Quit the show due to The Film Shoot After getting to the 2nd safe point |
| 4 | 28 June 2012 | K. S. Chithra | ₹320,000 | Sparkled The Show with Songs |
| 5 | 3, 4 July 2012 | Jayaram & Parvathy | ₹640,000 | Appeared on the 50th episode of the show, First Double Celebrity episode |
| 6 | 2 August 2012 | Guinness Pakru & Ranjini Haridas | ₹320,000 | Second Double Celebrity episode |
| 7 | 15 August 2012 | Vijay Yesudas & Swetha Mohan | ₹ 320,000 | Appeared on Independence Day |
Season 2
Second season started on 4 March 2013. Sangeetha, a handicapped woman from Painavu had scored ₹ 2,500,000 in the 3rd day of the 2nd season.For the first time in the history of the show, the season started 'All Asianet Serial Celebrities Week' which started from 15 April 2013. Sanooja Rajan was declared as the first Crorepati of the show. This sparkling moment was aired on Asianet on 30 April 2013.
The tagline used for the season was Orarivum Cheruthalla, Deyvathinte Varamaanu (English: No Knowledge is Small, It Is The Blessing Of God)
Celebrity guests
| No. | Date | Guest(s) | Amount won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 March 2013 | Shweta Menon | ₹ 320,000 | Appeared On The Day Before International Women's Day |
| 2 | 28 March 2013 | Rimi Tomy | ₹ 160,000 | Appeared on the Maundy Thursday |
| 3 | 15 April 2013 | Rajeev Parameswaran & Shemi Martin | ₹ 640,000 | All Asianet Serial Celebrities Week |
| 4 | 15–16 April 2013 | Shanavas Shanu & Shelly Kishore | ₹ 640,000 | |
| 5 | 16–17 April 2013 | Shaju Kalabhavan & Fathimath Rasana | ₹ 320,000 | |
| 6 | 17–18 April 2013 | Sarath & Anupama Meera | ₹ 640,000 | |
| 7 | 18 April 2013 | Sajan & Anjana Haridas | ₹ 320,000 | |
| 8 | 16 May 2013 | Madhu | ₹ 320,000 | Elder-Most Celebrity ever |
| 9 | 6 June 2013 | Manoj K Jayan & Vineeth | ₹ 640,000 | First Double Male Episode |
| 10 | 26–27 June 2013 | Najim Arshad & Kalpana Raghavendra | ₹ 160,000 | Idea Star Singer Winners |
| 11 | 27 June 2013 | Vivekanandan & Merin Gregory | ₹ 160,000 | |
| 12 | 4 July 2013 | Asif Ali & Nadirshah | ₹ 320,000 | |
| 13 | 18 July 2013 | Asha Sarath & Sudha Chandran | ₹ 320,000 | Appeared On The Closing Episode Of Season 2 Of The Show |
Kids Special Episode
For the first time in the history of NAK, 'The Kids special episode' started on Asianet from 27 May onwards. It was also continued from 8 July 2013 due to the request of Audience.
| No. | Date | Students | Amount won | School | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2013 | Mithu & Anila | ₹ 1,250,000 | Netaji Higher Secondary School | Pathanamthitta |
| 2 | 27–28 May 2013 | Samil & Faheema | ₹ 320,000 | G.M.U.P School | Malappuram |
| 3 | 28 May 2013 | Nandini & Goutham | ₹ 20,000 | Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 4 | 28–29 May 2013 | Snehamol & Vishnu | ₹ 320,000 | A K G Memorial Government Higher Secondary School | Kannur |
| 5 | 29–30 May 2012 | Reshmi & Namitha | ₹ 640,000 | St.Vincent Colony Girls HS | Calicut |
| 6 | 30 May 2013 | Gopika & Alan | ₹ 640,000 | Government Higher Secondary School | Kasargodu |
| 7 | 8 July 2013 | Arshel & Amritha | ₹ 320,000 | St. Joseph High School | Kannur |
| 8 | 8–9 July 2013 | Ajay & Lija | ₹ 320,000 | St. George High School | Alappuzha |
| 9 | 9–10 July 2013 | Vijayalakshmi & Shahbas | ₹ 160,000 | Jayarani Public School | Idukki |
| 10 | 10 July 2013 | Gopika & Nanditha | ₹ 80,000 | Government Girls Higher Secondary School | Kottayam |
| 11 | 10–11 July 2013 | Arjun & Haritha | ₹ 640,000 | Government Higher Secondary School | Palakkad |
| 12 | 11 July 2013 | Priya & Ranjan | ₹ 10,000 | Bhavan's Vidya Mandir | Wayanadu |
Season 3
Third season kicked off from 29 December 2014(Monday) with the sparkling inaugural song of K S Chitra. This season started with a few differences from the last seasons. The timer from 1-5 questions is made 45 seconds and from 6-10 is 60 seconds. Also this season had introduction of a new lifeline called 'Double Dip' replacing 'Fifty-Fifty (50/50)' from the old seasons. And this season also given a 4th additional lifeline (not included as the main lifeline) called 'Code Red' which gives the opportunity for the contestant's family members to warn the contestant if they feel the answer is wrong.
Celebrity guests
| No. | Date | Guest(s) | Amount won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 January 2015 | Namitha Pramod | ₹ 160,000 | Appeared on New Year's Day |
| 2 | 19 February 2015 | Amala Paul | ₹ 640,000 | |
| 3 | 2 March 2015 | Chithra Shenoy & Divya Padmini | ₹ 320,000 | All Asianet Serial Celebrities Week |
| 4 | 3 March 2015 | Gayathri Arun & Sneha | ₹ 320,000 | |
| 5 | 4 March 2015 | Roopa Sri & Meghna Vincent | ₹ 320,000 | |
| 6 | 5 March 2015 | Gauri & Niya | ₹ 640,000 | |
| 7 | 12 March 2015 | Ramesh Pisharody & Dharmajan | ₹ 320,000 | |
| 8 | 19 March 2015 | Tini Tom & Kalabhavan Shajon | ₹ 320,000 |
Season 4
Asianet has officially announced the 4the season of NAK.The first question for entry was published on the channel 7th Nov 2016 at 6:30 pm. Suresh Gopi will host the 4th season too.
Records
Sanooja Rajan from Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram made history by winning the top prize (₹10,000,000) in Season 2. This made Ningalkkum Aajam Kodeeswaran as the second version after KBC to have a top score winner in India. Shyla C. K was the top scorer of Ningalkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran in Season 1, winning ₹50 lacs. This season also witnessed the game played by pairs other than Individuals while previously pairs game were allowed only for celebrities.
Top Scorers
| No. | Date | Name | Place | Amount won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 April 2013 – 1 May 2013 (Season 2) | Sanooja Rajan | Nedumangad | ₹ 10,000,000 |
| 2 | 15–17 May 2012 (Season 1) | Shyla C.K | Painavu | ₹ 5,000,000 |
| 3 | 6 April 2015 (Season 3) | Sooraj | Pappanamcode | ₹ 5,000,000 |
| 4 | 7–8 May 2012 (Season 1) | Shobha | Kadakkavoor | ₹ 2,500,000 |
| 5 | 22–23 August 2012 (Season 1) | Aneesh | Mavelikkara | ₹ 2,500,000 |
| 6 | 7 March 2013 (Season 2) | Sangeetha | Pathanamthitta | ₹ 2,500,000 |
| 7 | 4 April 2013 (Season 2) | Kishore K.P | Thrissur | ₹ 2,500,000 |
| 8 | 11 March 2015 (Season 3) | Dhanya | Beypore | ₹ 2,500,000 |